That's interesting but I don't understand the claims of how this 2 stroke
motor has lower emissions and less oil consumption than a four stroke.
This motor may have fewer cylinders, but the swept area is the same.
Maybe the shared combustion chamber somehow reduces emissions, but I still
don't buy the oil consumption thing, especially being a 2 stroke.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Allan Streib
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 9:55 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: LVC: OPOC engine

Been waiting for Friday to post this....

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/30/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/

Now, I would not go as far as the author and call this a "radically new"
type of engine.  But it's interesting, and the layout looks a lot like a
boxer.  If these things make it to market, they might be a great option
for engine transplants.

Another VW connection, according to this article, the engineer who
designed this spent 20 years at volkswagen.

Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL